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New Zealand Rallying There are some UK events where radio amateurs, through the Radio Amateur Emergency Network (RAYNET), provide several of the comms links. In New Zealand there is a significant input from radio amateurs for its round of the WRC. For that event many of the 'A' and 'B' links are provided by a mix of h.f and v.h.f on amateur bands, augmented by 476MHx CB used by non licenced officials. Known as Personal Radio Service (PRS) New Zealand's CB licence permits the use of repeaters on 16 (8 input, 8 output) of 40 u.h.f channels. Helpfully, two of New Zealand's amateur v.h.f repeaters provide good coverage of the area used by the rally. In addition Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (AREC), the Kiwi equivalent of the RAYNET, sets up a temporary Short Term Special Purpose (STSP) cross band repeater to provide a link with rally HQ.
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